HC Deb 27 October 1980 vol 991 cc52-3W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) what has been the total amount of exports to Afghanistan since the Soviet invasion; and what was the comparable total for the same periods in each of the previous three years;

(2) if he will publish a table showing the nature of exports to Afghanistan since the Soviet invasion.

Mr. Parkinson:

Details of exports to Afghanistan since the Soviet invasion are given in table V of the latest monthly issue of the Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom for 1980, which is available in the Library. Details for 1977 to 1979 are given in the corresponding month's issues for those years although those for 1977 are on a slightly different basis of classification.